Guidance: Work Programme statistics background information note

This note provides background information on the Work Programme and the statistics we publish on it.

Published 1 November 2012
Last updated 5 October 2020 + show all updates

1. 5 October 2020

   Revised section 4.4 in ‘Work Programme National Statistics background information note’. Correction of a factual error in the narrative, no figures have been adjusted.

2. 30 September 2020

   Revised to support the final release of Work Programme statistics. These have also been published today, 30 September 2020.

3. 22 March 2018

   Revised background information note includes details of changes in the March 2018 release of Work Programme statistics.

4. 21 September 2017

   Revised background information note includes details of changes in the September 2017 release of the Work Programme statistics.

5. 22 June 2017

   Revised background information note includes details of changes in the June 2017 release of the Work Programme statistics.

6. 24 March 2017

   Revised background information note includes details of changes in the March 2017 release of Work Programme statistics.

7. 22 December 2016

   Revised background information note includes details of changes in the December 2016 releases of Work Programme and Help to Work statistics.

8. 22 September 2016

   Revised background information note includes details of changes in the September 2016 release of Work Programme statistics.

9. 23 June 2016

   Updated background information to include information about changes to the disclosure control methodology, updates to historical validation factors, details of the new Stat-Xplore platform and delays to some March 2016 Job Outcome data.
10. 22 March 2016

    Included details about the new ‘time in work’ measure in Help to Work quarterly statistics publications.

11. 17 December 2015

    Included information about unclaimed outcome payments in the background information note (page 32, section 4.2.3).

12. 23 October 2015

    Background information note revised to include details of the Help to Work scheme and official statistics on Help to Work.

13. 17 September 2015

    Updated with new information about provider name changes (page 8) and Universal Credit referrals.

14. 18 June 2015

    Updated background information note with new information about contractual changes, minimum performance levels and sustainment payment validation.

15. 19 March 2015

    Updated the ‘Work Programme official statistics: background information note’ with information about new contractual changes.

16. 18 December 2014

    Background note replaced with updated version to support December 2014 release of Work Programme statistics (data up to end of September 2014).

17. 18 September 2014

    Background note replaced with updated version to support September 2014 release of Work Programme statistics.

18. 19 June 2014

    Updated to support the Work Programme statistical summary June 2014 release.

19. 22 May 2014

    Added new section to background note – Uses and users. Expanded sections on ‘Minimum Performance Levels,’ ‘Business Plan transparency indicator,’ ‘Benefit status analysis of those referred to the Work Programme,’ and ‘Accuracy.’

20. 20 March 2014

    Updated to support the Work Programme statistical summary March 2014 release.

21. 19 December 2013

    Updated to support the Work Programme statistical summary December 2013 release.

22. 26 September 2013

    Updated to support the Work Programme statistical summary September 2013 release

23. 27 June 2013

    Updated to support the Work Programme statistical summary June 2013 release

24. 1 November 2012

    First published.